Bahram Nabet, Adriano Cola, Fabio Quaranta, Michel Francois, Marc Currie
{"title":"Ultra-High-Speed Dilute Nitride Photodetectors on GaAs Substrate for 1310 nm Operation (Advanced Optical Materials 25/2025)","authors":"Bahram Nabet, Adriano Cola, Fabio Quaranta, Michel Francois, Marc Currie","doi":"10.1002/adom.70255","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adom.70255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Dilute Nitride Photodetectors</b></p><p>Dilute nitride photodetectors at 1310 nm wavelength fabricated using standard GaAs technology are reported that operate with low dark current and ultra-high speed, despite their very low carrier mobility compared to those on InP; achieved by embedding confined cloud of electrons, kept in quasi-equilibrium, that landscape the electric field, and respond collectively to the photoelectrons, circumventing transit time limitations. More details can be found in article 10.1002/adom.202500115 by Bahram Nabet and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.70255","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jean C. Neto, Ayman Larek, Juan F. Miravet, Minoru Yamaji, Francisco Galindo
{"title":"Organic, Transparent, and Flexible Films Exhibiting White-Light Emission via Polymer-Network Engineering: A Non-Dye-Centric Strategy","authors":"Jean C. Neto, Ayman Larek, Juan F. Miravet, Minoru Yamaji, Francisco Galindo","doi":"10.1002/adom.202501380","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adom.202501380","url":null,"abstract":"<p>White light-emitting (WLE) materials are often engineered by tailoring fluorescent dyes to generate balanced emission spectra. In such dye-focused methodologies, the matrix plays a minimal role beyond hosting the emitters. However, this strategy can be unpredictable due to the complexity of modifying dye photophysics with precision. In the work here presented, a matrix-driven approach to WLE is introduced, where the properties of the polymeric host are leveraged to regulate light emission. By adjusting the composition of the polymer network with variation in monomers and cross-linkers, it is possible to control the spatial arrangement and interaction of two dyes, enabling effective color mixing. The system employs readily available monomers, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate (PEGDMA), along with two simple, synthetically accessible dyes: a pyridinium salt and a pyrylium derivative. The resulting hydrogel-based films emit white light with Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage (CIE) chromaticity coordinates at (0.30, 0.33) and a high photoluminescence quantum yield of 0.51. The films are highly transparent, flexible, and suitable for back-illumination, making them excellent candidates for integration into next-generation optoelectronic platforms, such as bendable lighting elements, transparent displays, and wearable light sources. This strategy highlights the untapped potential of polymer matrices in fine-tuning emissive behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202501380","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145111370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roshini Jayabalan, Girish K. Hanumantharaju, Theresa Hettiger, Arup Sarkar, Fengshuo Zu, Aladin Ullrich, Anna Abfalterer, Alexander S. Urban, Norbert Koch, Denis Andrienko, Marcus Scheele, Wolfgang Brütting
{"title":"Optimizing Carrier Balance in CsPbBr3 Nanocrystal LEDs: The Role of Alkyl Ligands and Polar Electron Transport Layers","authors":"Roshini Jayabalan, Girish K. Hanumantharaju, Theresa Hettiger, Arup Sarkar, Fengshuo Zu, Aladin Ullrich, Anna Abfalterer, Alexander S. Urban, Norbert Koch, Denis Andrienko, Marcus Scheele, Wolfgang Brütting","doi":"10.1002/adom.202501361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202501361","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The study of lead halide perovskite nanocrystal based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) has advanced significantly, with notable improvements in stability and optical properties. However, optimizing charge carrier injection and transport remains a challenge. Efficient electroluminescence requires a balanced transport of both holes and electrons within the emitting material. Here, cubic CsPbBr<sub>3</sub> nanocrystals passivated with oleylamine and oleic acid are investigated, comparing them to ligand-exchanged nanocrystals with didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDABr). Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy confirm successful ligand exchange, revealing reduced ligand coverage in DDABr-treated nanocrystals. Photoelectron spectroscopy, spectroelectrochemistry, and single-carrier devices indicate improved hole injection in DDABr-capped nanocrystals. Density functional theory calculations further reveal the influence of ligand type and coverage on energy levels, with oleic acid introducing localized states in native nanocrystals. Additionally, incorporation of a polar electron transport layer enhances LED performance by over an order of magnitude in DDABr-capped nanocrystals, driven by improved charge balance arising from the spontaneous orientation polarization of the electron transport layer. These findings highlight the critical role of ligand selection, passivation degree, and charge transport control by the adjacent organic transport layers in optimizing LED efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202501361","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145197109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jungbae Yoon, Jugyeong Chung, Hyunjun Jang, Jinsu Jung, Yuhan Lee, Chulki Kim, Nojoon Myoung, Donghun Lee
{"title":"Magnetic Steganography Based on Wide-Field Diamond Quantum Microscopy (Advanced Optical Materials 24/2025)","authors":"Jungbae Yoon, Jugyeong Chung, Hyunjun Jang, Jinsu Jung, Yuhan Lee, Chulki Kim, Nojoon Myoung, Donghun Lee","doi":"10.1002/adom.70178","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adom.70178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Wide-Field Quantum Microscopy</b></p><p>This cover image illustrates magnetic steganography using Nitrogen vacancy defects inside diamonds. Magnetic graphics, including pixel art and QR codes, are produced using magnetic materials and obscured behind patterns manufactured using non-magnetic materials, which were unveiled through widefield quantum microscopy. Furthermore, manipulating the electron spin of NV with dual microwave fields enhanced imaging speed by a factor of three. More details can be found in article 2501161 by Jungbae Yoon, Donghun Lee, and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.70178","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144897728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Topology Optimization Enables Freeform Matrix Fourier Optics (Advanced Optical Materials 24/2025)","authors":"Yu-Tzu Liu, Yun-Chien Wu, Chang-Yi Lin, Huan-Teng Su, Yu-Qi Zhou, Yao-Wei Huang","doi":"10.1002/adom.70179","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adom.70179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Freeform Matrix Fourier Optics</b></p><p>The first topology-optimized freeform metasurface is designed and fabricated to realize matrix Fourier optics, enabling diffraction of multiple polarization states into distinct far-field orders. By combining forward design with gradient-based inverse optimization, high polarization contrast of up to 98.7% is achieved. This work paves the way for compact, polarization-selective optical components. More details can be found in article 2500872 by Yao-Wei Huang and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.70179","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144897735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Miniaturized Spectrometer Enabled by End-to-End Deep Learning on Large-Scale Radiative Cavity Array","authors":"Xinyi Zhou, Cheng Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Yi Zuo, Zixuan Zhang, Feifan Wang, Zihao Chen, Hongbin Li, Chao Peng","doi":"10.1002/adom.202501196","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adom.202501196","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Miniaturized (mini-) spectrometers are highly desirable tools for chemical, biological, and medical diagnostics because of their potential for portable and in situ spectral detection. In this work, a mini-spectrometer that combines a large-scale radiative cavity array with end-to-end deep learning networks is proposed and demonstrated. Specifically, high-<i>Q</i> bound states are utilized in continuum cavities with distinct radiation characteristics as the fundamental units to achieve parallel spectral detection. An array of resonators with quality factors above 10<sup>4</sup> over a wide spectral range, from 1525 to 1605 nm, is realized. A deep network with 8000 outputs is further trained to directly map arbitrary spectra to array responses excited by the out-of-plane incident. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed mini-spectrometer can resolve unknown spectra with a resolution of 0.048 nm in a bandwidth of 80 nm and fidelity exceeding 95%, thus offering a promising method for compact, high resolution, and broadband spectroscopy.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Piotr Wojnar, Maciej Wójcik, Piotr Baranowski, Jacek Kossut, Marta Aleszkiewicz, Jaroslaw Z. Domagala, Róża Dziewiątkowska, Jakub Głuch, Paweł Ciepielewski, Maksymilian Kuna, Zuzanna Kostera, Slawomir Kret, Sergij Chusnutdinow
{"title":"Quantum Size Effect in Optically Active Indium Selenide Crystal Phase Heterostructures Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy","authors":"Piotr Wojnar, Maciej Wójcik, Piotr Baranowski, Jacek Kossut, Marta Aleszkiewicz, Jaroslaw Z. Domagala, Róża Dziewiątkowska, Jakub Głuch, Paweł Ciepielewski, Maksymilian Kuna, Zuzanna Kostera, Slawomir Kret, Sergij Chusnutdinow","doi":"10.1002/adom.202500738","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adom.202500738","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Indium selenide attracts the interest due to its outstanding electronic and optical properties, which are potentially prospective in view of applications in electronic and photonic devices. Most of the polymorphic crystal phases of this semiconductor belong to the family of 2D van der Waals semiconductors. In this study, optically active indium selenide crystal phase heterostructures are fabricated by molecular beam epitaxy in a well-controlled manner. It is demonstrated that by changing the growth conditions one may obtain either γ-InSe, or γ-In<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub>, or β-In<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub> crystal phases. The most promising crystal phase heterostructures from the point of view of photonic applications is found to be the γ-InSe/γ-In<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub> heterostructure. An intense optical emission from this heterostructure appears in the near infrared spectral range. The emission energy can be tuned over 250 meV by changing γ-InSe layer thickness, which is explained by the quantum size effect. The optically active indium selenide crystal phase heterostructures represent, therefore, an interesting platform for the design of light sources and detectors in the near infra-red. The use of molecular beam epitaxy for this purpose ensures that the structures are fabricated on large surfaces opening the possibility for the design of device prototypes by using lithography methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145051257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inverse Design of Dual-Band Valley-Hall Topological Photonic Crystals With Arbitrary Pseudospin States","authors":"Yuki Sato, Shrinathan Esaki Muthu Pandara Kone, Junpei Oba, Kenichi Yatsugi","doi":"10.1002/adom.202500994","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adom.202500994","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Valley photonic crystals (VPCs) offer topological kink states that ensure robust, unidirectional, and backscattering-immune light propagation. The design of VPCs is typically based on analogies with condensed-matter topological insulators that exhibit the quantum valley Hall effect; trial-and-error approaches are often used to tailor the photonic band structures and their topological properties, which are characterized by the local Berry curvatures. In this paper, an inverse design framework based on frequency-domain analysis is presented for VPCs with arbitrary pseudospin states. Specifically, the transverse spin angular momentum (TSAM) at the band edge is utilized to formulate the objective function for engineering the desired topological properties. Numerical experiments demonstrate that the proposed design approach can successfully produce photonic crystal waveguides exhibiting dual-band operation, enabling frequency-dependent light routing. The pseudospin-engineering method thus provides a cost-effective alternative for designing topological photonic waveguides, offering novel functionalities.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145110947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}